The Board denied reopening of claims for service connection for a stomach disorder, scabies, and a foot disorder. The claim for nonservice-connected disability pension was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the previous denials did not provide new or material information to support the reopening of these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, scabies, foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0118473
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for chronic bronchitis as untimely and denied service connection for various other conditions including a left ankle disorder, asthma, shoulder disorder, chest disorder, foot disorder, GI disorder, hand disorder, knee disorder, and neck disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's stomach disorder, finding that it was aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a foot disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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